Green Soldier Fly (Stratiomyidae)

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• Silvio2006 (41368)
• [2008-05-27 5:45]

Hi Mariki, splendid fly with fantastic colors, fine details and wonderful sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• keanhoon (1171)
• [2008-05-27 5:59]

Seems a little bit soft. I think with a little help of flash would bring out more of the DOF.
TFS
Best regards,
Kean

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• ramthakur (32154)
• [2008-05-27 7:00]

This Fly has a very distinct colouring on eyes, thorax and even wings, Marie.
However, it is the green metallic sheen on the thorax that lends is special beauty.
Very well captured macro and aesthetically composed on a green leaf.
TFS and regards.
Ram

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• Pentaxian (64)
• [2008-05-27 7:56]

Hello Marie,
Very nice macro. Good color, detail, BG and exposure. Excellent notes. TFS Thomas

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• aes_thor (2407)
• [2008-05-27 8:32]

Hello Marie!
Very nice macro, great details and smooth colours, excellent sharpness.
cheers
adrian

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• gracious (13068)
• [2008-05-27 9:30]

Hello Marie,
Very fine macro on such small insect!
the subject captured well with sharpness, fine colour and details
great job well done
TFS
cheers
Tony

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• lorendubois (5585)
• [2008-05-27 9:33]

Bravo Marie-Christine
Une belle et incroyable prise.
Parfait, quelle patience, dois-tu avoir !!
Et une résultat est là
Merci
Amicalement
Laurent

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• Argus (34987)
• [2008-05-27 10:09]

Hello Mariki,
Excellent macro of a Green Soldier Fly with good use of the limited available light to produce this sharp image. Nice presentation on the leaf too.
TFS this beauty,
Ivan

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• Gert-Paassen (13788)
• [2008-05-27 10:13]

Hello Marie, nice macro from the wapenvlieg.
Mooi die gekleurde bult achter zijn hoofd.
Mooi zo op dat blad en dan die wazige achtergrond.

Gert

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• nglen (32146)
• [2008-05-27 11:40]

Hi Marie. This is a very good close up of the little fly. good detail and natural colours. I like the use of the little amount of light you had on its back . A nice POV/DOF. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• lousat (19673)
• [2008-05-27 14:51]

Salut Marie,des tres bons details et des couleurs merveilleux,mes compliments pour les notes aussi,bonne nuit,Luciano

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• pekkavalo1 (6749)
• [2008-05-27 16:36]

Hi Marie,

Very good picture of this Green Soldier Fly with nice POV, sharp details, natural bright colours and good composition.

TFS

Pekka

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• Mana (18518)
• [2008-05-27 20:59]

Hi Marie,
Another outstanding macro shot with very impressive sharpness, colours and details. Nice pose captured on that green leaf and the lighting brings out the iridescency on its body. Excellent POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• boreocypriensis (33873)
• [2008-05-28 0:57]
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Hi Marie, excellent macro capture of this soldier fly with lovely natural colours and superb clarity. TFS my friend!
Cheers,

bayram

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• haraprasan (17792)
• [2008-05-28 2:46]

Hi Marie,
A nice capture of this beautiful soldier fly. Very well composed with sharp details. A very good POV. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• zulfu (868)
• [2008-05-28 9:46]

Hello Mariki, wonderful macro shot of this soldier fly. TFS. Regards, Mehmet

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• jpdenk (2061)
• [2008-05-28 13:12]

Hi Mariki,

That's a really interesting-looking fly, the thorax is almost mirror-like. The huge eyes and whitish beard give it a rather whimsical look. Nice composition, just the slightest touch on the soft side, but not bad, especially if you hand-held the camera. A tripod helps with sharpness on photos like that, although maneuvering it into position while chasing a jumpy insect can be very frustrating.

Thanks,
John

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• iris (3016)
• [2008-05-29 0:51]

Hi Marie,
With an expert like you around i think most of us can easily get the ID for many of these little wonders of nature. I have a cpature which is quite similar, may be i should mail it to you to get the right ID.

This is a really nice presentation showing the details and in its very natural habitat. The colours on the fly is so wonderful isnt it. I see a brush like part infront of its head...wonder what is that !!!

Thanks for sharing and cheers

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• anel (15730)
• [2008-05-31 5:27]

Bonjour Marie-Christine,
Je viens dire bonjour à ton petit soldat, car cette image m'a aidée à identifier une mouche que j'avais aussi photographiée et qui s'avère être de la même esspèce. Je l'ai par ailleurs vue en plaine et à la montagne. Un grand merci pour ton travail d'identification.
Une bonne fin de semaine
Anne

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-05-31 18:45]

Hello Marie Christine

A beautiful capture of this fly.
The shiny body is wonderful and I think I see reflections in it.
Excellent sharpness and details.The focus is spot on.
Very good POV and DOF.
TFS
Rob

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• Jacobo (389)
• [2008-06-01 13:42]

Hola Marie
Excelente colorido. Has hecho bien en no usar el flash, aunque así es mucho mas difícil conseguir una imagen nitida con sufiente profundidad de campo. Yo tengo muchos problemas con el flash y algunos insectos brillantes, sean coleópteros o moscas, y estoy empezando a usarlo con mucho mas cuidado.
Saludos
Jacobo